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  "aliases": [
    "IG",
    "Insta"
  ],
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  ],
  "categories": [
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  "createdAt": "2026-10-30T16:03:35+08:00",
  "creators": [
    "Kevin Systrom",
    "Mike Krieger"
  ],
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  "published": {
    "day": 6,
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  },
  "revision": 19,
  "slug": "instagram",
  "sources": [
    {
      "author": "Instagram",
      "id": "s1",
      "title": "About Instagram",
      "url": "https://about.instagram.com/"
    },
    {
      "author": "Meta",
      "date": "2012-04-09",
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      "title": "Facebook to Acquire Instagram",
      "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2012/04/facebook-to-acquire-instagram/"
    }
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# Instagram

Photo and short-video social platform owned by Meta, launched in 2010 and acquired by Facebook in 2012.

Instagram is a photo and short-video social platform owned by [Meta](/en/organizations/meta.html), created in October 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for about US$1 billion.

People share photos, short videos and Reels, interact through Stories and direct messages, and use shopping and creator tools to earn money; the platform's revenue comes mainly from advertising.

更新时间：2026-10-30

## 标签


## 关系

- Published by：[Meta](/en/organizations/meta.html) 

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## 来源

- About Instagram：https://about.instagram.com/ 
- Facebook to Acquire Instagram：https://about.fb.com/news/2012/04/facebook-to-acquire-instagram/